Communications (C) in Australia
Australia: Communications (C) was 124.3 in 2018. β² Rising
Communications (C) in Australia, 2007β2018
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for communications (c) in Australia is 124.3, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, communications (c) in Australia peaked at 124.3 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 100, in 2007.
Australia ranks 21st of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 3 |
| 2010s | 115.57 | 107.47 | 124.3 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 18 Brazil 130.98 compare
- 19 United Kingdom 130.39 compare
- 20 Israel 129.6 compare
- 22 South Africa 123.28 compare
- 23 New Zealand 122.91 compare
- 24 Thailand 122.78 compare
More financial sector data for Australia
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 215,929 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 3.32 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 3.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 84.28 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 7.68 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 32.83 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 45.36 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 53.04 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 53.03 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 1,921 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is communications (c) in Australia?
- Communications (c) in Australia was 124.3 in 2018, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest communications (c) recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 124.3 in 2018.
- What is the lowest communications (c) recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 in 2007.
- How does Australia rank for communications (c)?
- Australia ranks 21st out of 47 countries with data for 2018.
- Is communications (c) rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Communications (C) (Index). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Monetary policy framework comprises the structures in place that enable and guide the conduct of monetary policy. In this project, we provide a multidimensional characterization of monetary policy frameworks across three pillars: Independence and Accountability, Policy and Operational Strategy, and Communications (IAPOC). This database covers 50 advanced economies, emerging markets, and low-income developing countries, from 2007 to 2018 (being extended).